Tesla and Uber team up! Plus Weave Robotics’ Isaac and $OPEN bull Eric Jackson | E2180
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Intro
Jason and Alex open the episode, outline topics (robotics, Opendoor, TikTok, investing), and run sponsor reads for Stripe Startups, Miro, and Northwest Registered Agent.
Today’s show:
Hear why Eric Jackson thinks Opendoor is the new Carvana, and how he’s planning to bring Drake on board as an investor (plus Jason’s Bestie Chamath).
On a brand-new TWiST, Jason and Alex are chatting with Jackson of EMJ Capital about his hunt for elusive 100 baggers (stocks that return 100-to-1).
PLUS we’re chatting with Weave Robotics’ Kaan Doğrusöz about designing practical domestic robots RIGHT NOW, rather than prototypes for 2030. Hear about how they got Isaac to fold laundry like a pro.
All that and… how Jason would turn around TechCrunch, why board members should always have skin in the game, that Waymo motorcycle accident, AND Uber and Tesla’s first team-up to haul freight!
Timestamps:
(0:00) Jason is worried about the next generation facing the end of apprenticeship; here’s his advice for young workers
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(11:30) Kaan Doğrusöz of Weave Robotics joins to talk about getting his laundry-folding robot, Isaac, into customer’s homes
(18:01) Isaac doesn’t have hands; here’s how Weave makes it work with grippers
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(21:48) Show Continues…
(24:51) Checking out some of Weave’s competitors… how did they settle on Isaac’s design?
(30:01) Miro - Help your teams get great done with Miro. Check out miro.com to find out how!
(31:10) What’s going on with TikTok?
(36:15) Jason’s pitch is “BOYA”: Bring Your Own Algorithm
(38:54) Eric Jackson of EMJ Capital stops by to talk up $OPEN and why he wants Drake to invest
(40:14) Eric’s early YouTube career as an activist Yahoo! Investor
(44:42) Lessons Eric learned from Carvana and how that informed his $OPEN bet
(01:00:30) Why bringing Keith Rabois back was Eric’s ultimate dream for Opendoor
(01:03:02) Why board members should always have “skin in the game” and why $OPEN wants Chamath back
(01:07:26) Tesla and Uber are finally working together… They said it was impossible!
(01:09:31) A look at YouTube’s new AI podcasting features
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